It's the saddest thing to see someone that absolutely loves flying forced to retire because they have reached the age of 65.
No, it's not.
The saddest thing is to see someone who loves the profession leave the profession because they can't support their family on what they make. It is happening right now by the thousands in the states, as we wait out the five-year freeze that Age 65 brought us.
I fly routinely with pilots who could draw well into the six figures in pension money every year. They had structured their finances to retire at sixty, but now are hanging out because "it's the greatest part-time job in the world."
Love of flying? pah. Love of lucre.
Meanwhile the entire food-chain sits beside the trail, waiting to advance, while the top increases their riches - while shortening their lives.
411A promoting abstinence? Should have told me that a few years ago, mate.